10am check-in for IHG Spire Elites
Last week, IHG sent out an email to Spire Elite members advising them of a new benefit of the program: 10am early check-in based on availability. That's a nice benefit to have if it works...
Stacking for a great price on cookware at Macy’s
If you're looking for a new set of stainless steel pots and pans, Macy's has a nice deal today that can be stacked with an increased payout of 8 miles per dollar from the Alaska...
Paypal bought the Tio bill pay service and shut them down
In July, PayPal announced that they had completed the purchase of the bill payment service Tio (formerly ChargeSmart). Now, via Business Wire, it was reported that PayPal suspended Tio's operations to protect Tio's customers. ...
Singapore devalues some, adds online partner booking
Singapore Airlines has announced that as of December 7th, partner awards will be bookable online. That's exciting news as it means you will no longer need to call in to Singapore Airlines for partner...
10x at Staples this morning to be honored for those who got in
This morning, we published a post about big increased payouts at some popular retailers through the United MileagePlus shopping portal. The star of the show was Staples offering 10 United MileagePlus miles per dollar. Unfortunately, it was very...
Now direct transfers from Ultimate Rewards to Iberia and Aer Lingus
Over the weekend, Chase added the ability to transfer directly from Ultimate Rewards to two more valuable partners, Iberia Plus and Aer Lingus AerClub. While transfers have always been possible to make indirectly (See: Bet You...
Citi adds Avianca Life Miles as Thank You transfer partner
Avianca's LifeMiles program is a popular option for booking Star Alliance flights because they have no fuel surcharges, decent award rates, and they often sell miles cheaply. They are about to increase in popularity...
No more Discover double up on referrals
Discover has sent an email to some card holders advising of an unfortunate change in its referral program: beginning on January 1, 2018, the $50 bonus for referring a friend or opening a new account will...
[Expired] Increased Delta bonuses end tomorrow
As a reminder, the increased offers on the Delta SkyMiles credit cards are set to expire tomorrow. These increased offers are as good as it typically gets on each of these cards. If you're considering one...
Plastiq restores Amex payments within limited industries
For a while now the Plastiq bill payment service has been unable to process Amex cards. Plastiq has now reached out to let us know that Amex payment processing has been restored. As a...
Marriott MORE payouts increase; it might be worth another look
Yesterday, I published a post about the new Marriott MORE shopping toolbar/app. In that post, I concluded that I probably wouldn't use it much. However, later on last night, I realized that I may...
You can now earn Marriott points for shopping online (but I probably won’t)
Marriott Rewards has announced Marriott Rewards MORE, which resembles a shopping portal, though it's actually a browser toolbar, and for that reason I probably won't be using it. There is an app, too -- but there's...
Uber now allows multiple destinations
Late last week, Uber introduced a new function in their app: you can now add up to two extra stops on your route to pick up friends at multiple destinations.
This could be convenient when...
33% Transfer bonus to Hilton Honors
Earlier this week, American Express began to offer a 33% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards points to Hilton Honors. At the normal ratio, you can transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards points to 1,500 Hilton Honors points....
